Monday, August 9, 2010

Home at last

Well, the trip home was not as smooth as the trip out. After waiting in the plane for two hours in Munich, United Airlines removed a passenger that was causing some problems so we were finally able to leave. This put us into Chicago late and we had to hurry through immigration, customs and security but we made our plane. We arrived safe and mostly sound in Des Moines at approximately 7:30 last night.

It was a wonderful trip and I want to thank everyone who helped to make it so special. We had a great group!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Auf Wiedersehen

As a final farewell, a musical tribute. This was written this afternoon by Jacque Andrew. Thanks Jacque.

Auf Wiedersehen


A group photo from our dinner tonight

Auf Wiedersehen





More pictures from tonight

Auf Wiedersehen






Some pictures from our final dinner together. We want to say thanks to everyone for making this such a special trip.

Auf Wiedersehen


Tonight was a lot of fun, but somewhat sad also. We say goodbye to some new good friends. We want to thank William (tour guide) and Mike (driver). They were the best. They truly made our trip special.

Regensburg




More pictures from today.

Cathedral





Pictures from the Cathedral right by our hotel.

Lunch




We ate at the historic sausage house.

Danube




The Danube is out of its banks and of course the Muller boys could not stay out of it.

Regensburg




More pictures of the city

Tour of Regensburg




We took a tour of the city.

Last Day

Today is our last full day in Germany. Tonight we have our farewell dinner. Today we toured the city and then had lunch at the first ever fast food restaurant. It is the historic sausage house in Regensburg. After a few days of rain, the Danube River is out of its banks and the current is very strong.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Tomorrow

Tomorrow is our last full day in Germany. After waiting so long for the trip, it is hard to believe it is almost over. It has been an awesome experience. Tomorrow we tour the city of Regensburg.

Munich




Some shots from around Munich. The pictures are not the greatest due to the rain. Pictures include a palace, the Olympic stadium and the headquarters for BMW.

Munich





More pictures from lunch

Munich




More pictures from the Haufbrauhaus. When in Germany, do as the germans do...

Munich




We had a great lunch at the Haufbrauhaus.

Rain in the Alps




After numberous days of gorgeous weather we have now had two days of steady rain. The upside of this is the beautiful waterfalls it creates in the Alps.

Passion Play





Enjoying a meal at the Passion Play